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Products: Enterprise Central, Enterprise Server, Esmi Sense FDP
Functionalities: Basic Functionality
12/2/2024

Restoring a Field Server from the Enterprise Server

You log on to an Enterprise Server to restore a field server.

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Restore is the process of restoring data to an original or former state. Using Restore, you can revert to a previous snapshot of the EcoStruxure BMS server data despite any configuration changes made since the last backup. In the EcoStruxure BMS, Restore is a manual process designed to avoid the accidental overwriting of current EcoStruxure BMS server data.

Restored Data

Depending on what is contained in the backup file, you can restore different types of data.

  • Configuration only : the EcoStruxure Building Operation software restores the configuration database and custom object type data. Any existing historical data is lost when you select this option.

  • All data : the EcoStruxure Building Operation software restores the configuration, historical, and custom object types data.

For more information, see Restored Data .

Field Server Replacement Using Restore

Backup and Restore helps assure that field server data can be restored to a replacement field server in the event of detected failure, or to the same field server in the event of data loss. As a precaution, you back up your field servers regularly so that you can use the most current backup to restore the field server data to a replacement field server. You also configure the new field server to match the name and the network settings of the replaced field server so the system can identify this field server when online.

For more information, see Field Server Replacement Using Restore .

Duplicate Field Server Using Restore

You can use the Restore function to re-use the configuration data from a backup set in a new standalone field server. Rather than manually configuring your preferred field server configuration, you can save time and configure the standalone field server from a backup set.

The backup set used can originate from a field server that is or has been part of a multi-server configuration.

For more information, see Duplicate Field Server from a Backup Set .

Validation of Field Server Backups

Field server backups contain a checksum used to validate the backup when restoring. The validation is done to avoid that the backup has been tampered with.

For more information, see Validation of Field Server Backups .

To restore a field server from the Enterprise Server

  1. In WorkStation, in the System Tree pane, select the field server that you want to restore.

  2. On the Actions menu, click Restore .

    Tip:

    Take manual control of any output points that could potentially damage equipment before restoring the field server. If you cannot disconnect the physical outputs, restore the field server using a trusted restore file that will turn off/on the outputs predictably and safely.

  3. In the Restore Options dialog box, in the Available restore points list, select a backup set in black text, which indicates that the backup set is compatible with the current version of the field server.

  4. Select the type of data you want to restore:

    • Select Configuration only to back up only configuration and custom object types data.

    • Select All data (Configuration and Historical) to back up the configuration, historical, and custom object types data.

  5. Click Restore .

  6. Click Yes .

  7. Click Close .

    Note:

    After a restore, WorkStation may display several field server events in the Events pane that occurred while the restore was taking place. However, these events are not part of the restored log data.

See Also

  • Restore
  • Restoring the EcoStruxure BMS Server
  • Restore Options Dialog Box
  • Backup Set Text is Red